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Curbing distracted driving in Colorado

When discussing distracted driving in Colorado, most of us would admit to occasionally dialing, reading a text message, entering an address on the GPS or worse, always qualifying the admission with a reassuring confirmation that of course, no risks were taken.

Car drivers do not have the same perception of the risks involved with distracted driving as airlines have with distracted pilots. This is a shame, because the safety record of airliners is considerably better than that of road transport. How would airline crash statistics look if pilots were caught reading e-mails, sending text messages, or unwrapping sandwiches during take off or landing?

Curbing distracted driving in Colorado will require getting people to regard the act of driving as a serious, high responsibility activity, much like it is for airline pilots.

According to the official US Government website for distracted driving the three main types of distraction are:

o Visual: taking your eyes off the road
o Manual: taking your hands off the wheel
o Cognitive: taking your mind away from what you are doing.

Texting, reading, or sending e-mails are by far the most dangerous activities because they involve all three types of distraction at the same time. The same can be said about eating a sub, putting on makeup, or driving with a dog on your lap. Any clumsy move or sudden obstacle will lead straight to a catastrophic crash.

Distracted driving accidents can be extremely damaging because the drivers in both colliding vehicles fail to see it coming, and have no time to brake, turn, or otherwise act to mitigate the impact. If you or a loved one have been the unfortunate victim of a distracted -driving accident in El Paso, Denver, or neighboring counties, you may want to talk to Colorado Springs Auto Accident Attorney Robert J. Anderson, who has more than two decades of experience with auto accidents and has a unique client satisfaction rate.

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